Flipping the Lens: Student Addresses Teacher

When you were an elementary, middle, or high school student — did you ever analyze the role of your instructor? Did you ever question their words or their methods? Did you ever notice the passivity of peers? Did any of your teachers engage your mind enough for you to actually question the educational process being applied in your class?

“If you would just stand up and teach them instead of handing them a freakin’ packet, yo — there’s kids in here that don’t learn like that. They need to learn face-to-face.”

Jeff Bliss

Regardless of your answer to these questions, I would say that Jeff Bliss gave an example of critical pedagogy — he, as a student, was able to see the social construct and context of the teacher’s role in the classroom.

In other words, Ira Shor’s definition of critical pedagogy looks like it would apply to this young man’s response to his teacher. Ira’s definition is as follows:

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